Facharzt: der, die or das?
derFacharzt
Specialist
Short answer: Facharzt takes the article der (der Facharzt). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “specialist” in English.
Facharzt: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Specialist
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Facharzt take der?
Facharzt is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Arzt → der Facharzt.
See the article rules →Facharzt in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Facharzt |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Facharzt |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Facharzt |
More words ending in -arzt
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
